Images of Plague and Pestilence: Iconography and Iconology

Images of Plague and Pestilence: Iconography and Iconology
ISBN-10
0943549728
ISBN-13
9780943549729
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Truman State University Press
Author
Christine M. Boeckl

Description

Blending the history of art and the history of medicine, Boeckl (art, U. of Nebraska) explores artistic representations of epidemic disease from the 14th to the 20th centuries, with an emphasis on the Black Death of the Middle Ages. She presents an overview of various sources of plague iconography, investigates in depth the meaning of the images of a few significant paintings, and highlights the most important and innovative works originating during the Renaissance and Catholic Reformation. Plentifully illustrated, in b&w. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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